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82 of 2012 
April 24: Paris, France demonstration for Mumia Abu-Jamal 
Featured below is an email newsletter released by the French Collectif Libérations Mumia, leading up to the April 24 event near the US embassy in Paris, France at 3:00 pm on the Place de la Concorde. On this occasion, a delegation will file a motion with the US Embassy....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 7:13pm PDT
Billionaires Cut: Autopilot to Extinction “A few ultra-wealthy individuals are making decisions about the future of the planet with little accountability or transparency,” according to Matthew Nisbet, a professor of communication and public policy at Northeastern University in Boston....
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2021 4:49am PDT
The US war in Afghanistan: A historic crime Biden’s announcement of the nominal end of the war in Afghanistan provides an occasion for drawing a balance sheet of a savage military operation which has produced incalculable suffering for the people of Afghanistan, squandered vast resources and brutalized American society....
Posted: Fri, Apr 16, 2021 10:13am PDT
Biden announces US military withdrawal from Afghanistan 
There has been virtually no mention in the US media of the damage and the colossal loss of life inflicted by American forces. The choice of a final withdrawal date of September 11, 2021 was intended to reinforce the longstanding lie by Washington that its invasion and occupation of Afghanistan were in response to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on September 11, twenty years ago....
Posted: Thu, Apr 15, 2021 12:50pm PDT
A strategy to eliminate the COVID-19 virus 
Quantitative analysis expert Dr. Yaneer Bar-Yam describes how we have always had control over the spread of COVID-19 but have largely failed to understand the structural dynamics of its spread. In this thought-provoking interview with the World Socialist Web Site he explains the futility of simply increasing restrictions when cases go up and decreasing restrictions when cases go down-- if our goal is to completely end the pandemic....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2021 7:49am PDT
Online events with Naomi Klein, Chomsky, Jeremy Corbyn, Angela Davis & many others Here are some 2 dozen online events taking place over the next few weeks (and starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14), featuring people such as Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Jeremy Corbyn, Vandana Shiva, Angela Davis, Dave Zirin, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and many others.
These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who migh...
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2021 8:56pm PDT
Seattle APRI Panel:Mineworkers Union Of Namibia Rossing Mine Fight Against Union Busting 
The Seattle APRI held a panel with Namibian Mineworkers Union Rossing fired union leaders who discussed the union busting by the China National Nuclear Corporation CNNC in Namibia....
Posted: Tue, Apr 13, 2021 7:34pm PDT
Jubilee USA Statement on IMF and World Bank Meetings and Development Committee Communiqué The Development Committee, a ministerial-level consensus building and policymaking body for the World Bank and the IMF, met as part of the Spring IMF and World Bank Meetings....
Posted: Fri, Apr 9, 2021 9:46am PDT
Ten Things for US to Understand about Latin America 
The more we know about what is really happening in Latin America, the more we can see that the region can be a source of inspiration rather than a threat requiring US sanctions....
Posted: Wed, Apr 7, 2021 5:56pm PDT
260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response Ahead of Spring IMF and World Bank Meetings, World's Largest Unions, Human Rights Groups, Environmental and Religious Institutions Call for Aid, Debt Relief, Access to Emergency Reserves and Climate Protections...
Posted: Wed, Apr 7, 2021 8:13am PDT
Ecuador Indigenous Leader Endorses Left Presidential Candidate 
Jaime Vargas, President of Ecuador's largest Indigenous federation, CONAIE, endorsed Andrés Arauz, Presidential candidate for the Union for Hope, on April 3, 2021.
Photo credit: El Comerico https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/vargas-apoyo-arauz-indigenas-amazonia.html...
Posted: Tue, Apr 6, 2021 12:48pm PDT
IMF: Indebted Countries Suffer if US Interest Rates Rise The IMF warns that rising US interest rates could impact the ability of developing countries to pay debt, leading to prolonged economic crisis....
Posted: Tue, Apr 6, 2021 9:45am PDT
IMF Reports Pandemic Economic Outlook Uncertain Amidst Rising Inequality, Ninety Million Could Fall into Extreme Poverty...
Posted: Tue, Apr 6, 2021 7:09am PDT
IMF Cancels Debt for 28 Poor Countries into Fall of 2021 The IMF Executive Board extended a process to cancel debt payments for the world's 28 poorest countries....
Posted: Mon, Apr 5, 2021 9:11am PDT
Treasury Notifies Congress of $650 Billion Emergency Reserves to Fight Global COVID Crisis Washington DC –Treasury notified Congress of its support for $650 billion in IMF global reserves, also known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), to assist developing countries struggling with the coronavirus crisis. US law requires a ninety-day advance alert to Congress before the US votes for SDRs with the IMF board....
Posted: Fri, Apr 2, 2021 7:12am PDT
Online events with Chomsky, Jeff Chang, Frida Berrigan & many others Here are some 17 online events taking place over the coming month (and starting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 31), featuring people such as Noam Chomsky, Jeff Chang, Frida Berrigan, Hazel Henderson, Dave Zirin, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and many others.
These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, Ireland, and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be in...
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2021 9:55am PDT
IMF Head: Global Recovery Uncertain as People Face Income Drops International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva warned of an uncertain global recovery as the world struggles with the COVID spurred economic crisis. The IMF Managing Director stated concern that average incomes in developing countries faced drops of 20% and 11% in advanced economies. "This loss of income means millions of people will face destitution, homelessness, and hunger," reported Georgieva during her curtain raiser speech ahead of the Spring IMF and World Bank meetings....
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2021 8:22am PDT
The War Against Italian Fed-Ex & Amazon Logistics Workers Who Face Police & Government Repression 
FedEx in collusion with the police and government is attacking the workers and also using fascist laws against them. There is also an attack on all logistics workers and privatization of the economy. Roberto Luzzi with Si Corbus talks about the attacks....
Posted: Thu, Mar 25, 2021 11:29pm PDT
Starting Tonight (Sat): Online events w) Chomsky, McKibben, Frida Berrigan & many others Here are some 17 online events taking place over the coming month (and starting tonight, Saturday, March 20), featuring people such as Noam Chomsky, Bill McKibben, Frida Berrigan, Thomas Piketty, Paul Mason, Hazel Henderson, and many others....
Posted: Sat, Mar 20, 2021 1:01pm PDT
Unemployment myth and "Migrantization" of precarity Involuntary unemployment is afflicted with many prejudices, which impute a supposed lack of motivation and utility to those affected. Although these prejudices are easy to refute, politicians and representatives of the media cling to the neoliberal notion of individual guilt in unemployment. Unemployment has primarily structural causes and thus requires the assumption of political responsibility....
Posted: Sat, Mar 20, 2021 7:04am PDT
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